Abusive Quote by Ian MacKaye

For the Archivist, this role is a result of his obligation to preserve and assure timely and maximum access to our governmental records in…

— Allen Weinstein

“There are people who call themselves Archivists...Back when the Hundred Committee made their selections, the Archivists knew the works that didn't get selected would…

— Allie Condie

I realized the importance of archiving. So I save key pieces from my collections, as well as any red-carpet things that become iconic. I…

— Jason Wu

Most archivists don't like surprises. That's why we work in the past.

— Brad Meltzer

“My archive project is a multiedged sword. It is something I love doing, but it raises some questions about my motives in doing it.…

— Neil Young

I woke up one day and I was like, "I don't have anything to save for myself for the future." That's when I started…

— Jason Wu

The Woodruff Library Archives has done a phenomenal job archiving my son's materials.

— Afeni Shakur

I like the idea of doing things that only exist for as long as they exist, which are not archives, which are not sold…

— Momus

“Archivists were passionate people, some of whom dedicated their whole lives to the pursuit of unbiased truth. Given the wealth of information that needed…

— Becky Chambers

“Dipping into the archive is always an interesting, if sometimes unsettling, proposition. It often begins with anxiety, with the fear that the thing you…

— Moyra Davey

What's an archive, son? Is that anything like a closet?

— Redd Foxx

No one loves an archive better than I do. I can smell a good one half-a-block away - all that brittle papyrus dust is…

— Allen C. Guelzo